Disability News Round Up By John Pring - Week Ending 23/09/2012

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The
UK’s leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has attacked a government
decision to set up an “alliance” of DPOs, charities, and private and public
sector organisations that will be asked to produce new disability policies for
the coalition.

The
Scottish National Party has refused to say if “fitness for work” contractor
Atos should be allowed to sponsor the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, even
though more than half of its MSPs have publicly criticised the company.

London
2012 organisers broke at least one promise on access provision and “failed to
deliver” on others, according to the chair of the independent body set up to
examine the “sustainability” of the games.

New
Welsh government plans to promote independent living could provide a significant
boost to the disability movement in Wales, according to the country’s leading
disabled people’s organisation.

The
British Paralympic Association has announced a new four-year sponsorship deal
with Sainsbury’s, just days after the end of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Rugby
league is to become the first professional sport in the UK to carry out full
access audits of every one of its stadiums.

Both
the government and opposition have backed a bill that would scrap laws that
discriminate against people with mental health conditions in business and
public life.